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New comment by insurgent_dino in "UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s"

insurgent_dino — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:23:07 +0000

Do you agree that parents should be the one protecting their children from this 'propaganda' and internet slop?

Whilst I agree that social media can be overwhelmingly negative especially for young people, dont you recon that the risk to privacy and free-nature / increased surveillance of the internet is a greater problem?

New comment by insurgent_dino in "UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s"

insurgent_dino — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:07:52 +0000

100%, anti-privacy and surveillance laws have always been wrapped in child protection and public safety.

New comment by insurgent_dino in "UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s"

insurgent_dino — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:03:47 +0000

This

The government shouldn't be parenting other parents kids

Ask HN: Do you believe in the Permanent Underclass theory?

insurgent_dino — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:46:30 +0000

Recently I've been hearing about the Permanent Underclass,

In my words it is the idea that those who don't build wealth before AI is capable enough to replace them, will be put in a position to be forever poor unable to find work.

Heres how Guillermo Flor put it 'Today, it has become repopularized as a viral term for a theory that posits that people have a limited window of time to build wealth before A.I. and robotics are advanced enough to fully replace human labor.'